Infectious Diseases Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory

Our mission is to explore how foodborne and nosocomial microbes can affect animal and human health. As a team of scientists, we seek to unravel the epidemiology and molecular mechanisms of foodborne and nosocomial pathogens, with emphasis on antimicrobial resistance, to improve health and well being of humans and animals.

We seek to understand the risk factors associated with persistence and dissemination of foodborne and nosocomial bacterial pathogens, particularly Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia,Staphylococcus , Acinetobacter and Clostridium difficile. Our main focus is the use of antimicrobials and biocides in various clinical and production settings and their association with proliferation and dissemination of multi-drug resistant and in some cases hypervirulent strains.